Album Review: Delphic

Delphic: 'Acolyte' (Polydor)

1. Clarion Call

2. Doubt
3. This Momentary
4. Red Lights
5. Acolyte
6. Halcyon
7. Submission
8. Counterpoint
9. Ephemera
10. Remain



Following the habitual dirth of activity from mid-December, the 2010 release season kicks off with an enthralling electro-pop journey courtesy of new-boys Delphic.This Manchester four-piece spent most of 2009 touring and limited themselves to a couple of single releases.

Widely tipped to become one of the hottest properties of the year, their debut release 'Acolyte' is the perfect remedy for those festive excesses.The opening tracks 'Clarion Call' and 'Doubt' are an atmospheric introduction to the Delphic sound, but just as you begin to think you're in for a quiet ride the band's revamped r'n'b - that's riffs and beats - kick in on 'The Momentary' are you are dragged into a swirling groove you are unlikely to want to escape.

You won't be stopping at 'Red Lights', nor coming up for air as you enter the 'Acolyte' state of Delphicville and from there on you bounce along for the rest of the album, which shows no signs of weakness during the second half, where the likes of 'Counterpoint' keeping the momentum going.

It might be early days to talk of the album of the year, but Delphic have certainly got us off to a good start.

NME-Europe rating: 8.5/10
Top Track: 'Acolyte' 

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